Genius on a Globe Floating in the Air

1520

Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Barthel Beham

Artist, German, 1502 - 1540

The image displays a cherubic figure with wings in the upper portion, set against clouds. The scene below features a pastoral setting. The engraving technique shows fine, linear brushstrokes for texture and shading. The color palette is primarily monochromatic, emphasizing light and shadow contrasts. In the distance are buildings with pitched roofs, likely a house or barn, surrounded by trees and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 5.9 × 3.7 cm (2 5/16 × 1 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.887

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Pauli 'Barthel', no. 57

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard von Passavant-Gontard [1852-1923], Frankfurt; (his sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 10 May 1929, no. 84); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1911

  • Pauli, Gustav. Barthel Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte, 135. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1911: no. 57.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Barthel Beham, compiled by Anne Röver-Kann). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2021: no. 64.

Wikidata ID

Q64954123

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